Board of Directors Meeting

February 15, 2022

6:00 PM

ROLL CALL

INVOCATION: Vice-Mayor Lance Hines

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 - 4
1. MOTION October 5, 2021 October 13, 2021 October 19, 2021 October 26, 2021 November 2, 2021	To approve the minutes of the October 5, 2021, October 19, 2021, and the November 2, 2021, Little Rock City Board of Directors Meetings; and the October 13, 2021, and October 26, 2021, Little Rock City Board of Directors Special Called Meetings.
2. RESOLUTION Board Communication	G-25-226-B: To extend the Third Street Temporary Entertainment District, for approximately thirteen (13) consecutive weeks starting on February 15, 2022, and ending on May 17, 2022; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The Third Street Merchants Association of Downtown Little Rock is seeking Board approval to extend a Temporary Entertainment District.
3. RESOLUTION Board Communication	To authorize the City Manager to submit to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development the Amended 2021 Annual Action Plan and the Amended 2021-2025 Consolidated Plan; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to approve the submission of the Amended 2021 Annual Action Plan and Amended 2021-2025 Consolidated Plan to the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
4. RESOLUTION	To authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Canvas Community, in an amount not to exceed $150,000.00, for the Bridge to Work Program; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval.
GROUPED ITEMS (Items 5 - 8)
5. ORDINANCE Board Communication	Z-9615: To amend Ordinance No. 22,064 (November 16, 2021), approving a Planned Zoning Development that establish a Planned District – Commercial, titled Pit Stop BBQ Private Club PD-C, and approved the action of PIT Stop BBQ, located at 5506 Baseline Road, Little Rock, Arkansas by filing an application with the State for operation during certain hours; amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; to declare an emergency; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: An ordinance to amend Ordinance 22,064 (November 16, 2022), to include verbiage specific to the requirements of the Arkansas Beverage Control.
6. ORDINANCE Board Communication	To condemn certain structures in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, as structural, fire and health hazards; to provide for summary abatement procedures; to direct City Staff to take such action as is necessary to raze and remove said structures; to declare an emergency; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Three (3) residential structures are in a severely dilapidated, deteriorated and/or burned condition causing a negative environmental impact on the residential neighborhoods in which they are located. All Notices have been mailed in accordance with Arkansas State Law.
7. ORDINANCE Board Communication	To grant a Franchise to SOMA Storefronts, LLC, for the use of the City Right-of-Way, located at 1220 South Main Street, in order to erect a deck, railing and gate for outdoor dining; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: An ordinance to authorize the granting of a Franchise Agreement for encroachments into the right-of-way for SOMA Storefronts, LLC, in order to erect a deck, railing and gate for the placement of tables and chairs for outdoor dining on the sidewalk directly in front of 1220 South Main Street.
8. ORDINANCE	To amend portions of provisions of Little Rock, Ark., Rev. Code Chapter 28, Article 1 §28-28, (1988), as to the Collection Fees for Bulky Items; to declare an emergency; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval.
SEPARATE ITEMS (Items 9 – 11)
9. RESOLUTION Board Communication	To authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with FAB44, in an amount not to exceed $200,000.00, to provide a Day Labor Program to the residents of Little Rock, Arkansas, in an effort to reduce community violence and increase public safety; and for other purposes. (Funding from the American Rescue Plan Act) Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with FAB44 to provide a Day Labor Program in an effort to reduce community violence and increase public safety within the City of Little Rock.
10. RESOLUTION Board Communication	To authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with ten (10) organizations, to provide Community Violence Reduction Services and Programs to the residents of Little Rock, Arkansas, in an effort to reduce community violence and increase public safety; and for other purposes. (Funding from the American Rescue Plan Act) Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: To authorize the City Manager to enter into contracts with ten (10) organizations to provide Community Violence Reduction Services and Programs to the residents of Little Rock in an effort to reduce community violence and increase public safety.
11. ORDINANCE Board Communication Write-Up Zoning Map Land Use Plan Sketch	Z-6815-B: To approve a Planned Zoning Development and establish a Planned District - Industrial, titled Natural State Concrete Supply PD-I/OS, located at 8806 Mabelvale Pike, Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. (Deferred from January 18, 2022, at the applicant’s request) (Deferred from February 1, 2022, at the applicant’s request) (1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd readings held on February 1, 2022) (Planning Commission: 9 ayes; 0 nays; and 2 absent) Staff recommends approval Synopsis: The applicant is requesting that the 20.71-acre property, located at 8806 Mabelvale Pike, be rezoned from I-2, Light Industrial District, to PD-I, Planned District – Industrial, and OS, Open Space District, to allow for the development of a concrete plant. (Located in Ward 7)
CITIZEN COMMUNICATION Three (3) minutes are allowed to present a specific item that is not already on the Agenda. This time is allotted for any person to express a written or oral viewpoint, or other message to the Board of Directors. A maximum of thirty (30) minutes is allotted for citizen communications each meeting. Individuals wishing to address the City Board during Citizen Communication will be required to submit a yellow card to the City Clerk prior to the official start of the meeting. Citizen Communication Cards are available on the table in the hallway located outside of the Board Chambers. Citizen Communication will be held immediately following the Consent Agenda items on the first Tuesday and at the end of the printed Agenda on the third Tuesday.